English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Throttle
(n.)
The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
Throttle
(n.)
The throttle valve.
Throttle
(v. t.)
To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
Throttle
(v. t.)
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner
of a person half suffocated.
Throttle
(v. t.)
To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.
Throttle
(v. i.)
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of
suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Throttle
(v. i.)
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.